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Tele-Coupling Energy Efficiency Polices in Europe: Showcasing the German Governance Arrangements

Ringel, Marc (2023)
Tele-Coupling Energy Efficiency Polices in Europe: Showcasing the German Governance Arrangements.
In: Sustainability, 2018, 10 (6)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00016031
Artikel, Zweitveröffentlichung, Verlagsversion

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Climate change entails many situations of tele-coupling. We analyze an example in the field of European climate and energy policy. The EU aims at an almost full decarbonisation of its economy by 2050. Achieving this objective asks for transforming the energy sectors of EU Member States. These are responsible for 80% of carbon emissions. Further to this policy coupling, the EU transformation objectives have to be implemented by the Member States, regions and local actors. This proves especially complex in the field of energy efficiency. Here, a variety of policy instruments and actors are in place. In our contribution, we investigate in the question how multi-level governance arrangements in the energy efficiency field are designed. We focus on Germany as example for a federal state setting. Our review method comprises literature content analysis, primary sources, expert interviews and an in-depth screening of the German Sustainable Energy Action Plans. We find that formal vertical coordination has been successfully backed up by horizontal and especially informal governance mechanisms, leading to a model of polycentric governance. This model might serve as blueprint for other multi-level governance arrangements. Yet, we find that the “last mile” of this coordination still needs strengthening: Local actors need more active engaging and empowering to reap the full potential of the governance arrangements.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2023
Autor(en): Ringel, Marc
Art des Eintrags: Zweitveröffentlichung
Titel: Tele-Coupling Energy Efficiency Polices in Europe: Showcasing the German Governance Arrangements
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 28 November 2023
Ort: Darmstadt
Publikationsdatum der Erstveröffentlichung: 2018
Ort der Erstveröffentlichung: Basel
Verlag: MDPI
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Sustainability
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 10
(Heft-)Nummer: 6
Kollation: 27 Seiten
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00016031
URL / URN: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/16031
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Climate change entails many situations of tele-coupling. We analyze an example in the field of European climate and energy policy. The EU aims at an almost full decarbonisation of its economy by 2050. Achieving this objective asks for transforming the energy sectors of EU Member States. These are responsible for 80% of carbon emissions. Further to this policy coupling, the EU transformation objectives have to be implemented by the Member States, regions and local actors. This proves especially complex in the field of energy efficiency. Here, a variety of policy instruments and actors are in place. In our contribution, we investigate in the question how multi-level governance arrangements in the energy efficiency field are designed. We focus on Germany as example for a federal state setting. Our review method comprises literature content analysis, primary sources, expert interviews and an in-depth screening of the German Sustainable Energy Action Plans. We find that formal vertical coordination has been successfully backed up by horizontal and especially informal governance mechanisms, leading to a model of polycentric governance. This model might serve as blueprint for other multi-level governance arrangements. Yet, we find that the “last mile” of this coordination still needs strengthening: Local actors need more active engaging and empowering to reap the full potential of the governance arrangements.

Freie Schlagworte: EU energy and climate polices, multi-level governance, energy efficiency governance in Germany, informal and polycentric coordination, Covenant of Mayors
ID-Nummer: 1754
Status: Verlagsversion
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-160317
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This article belongs to the Special Issue Power, Emancipation and Justice in Natural Resource Governance—Towards “Critical and Transformative Sustainability Sciences”

Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Wirtschaft
300 Sozialwissenschaften > 333.7 Natürliche Ressourcen, Energie und Umwelt
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 01 Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
01 Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Betriebswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete
01 Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Betriebswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete > Fachgebiet Unternehmensfinanzierung
Hinterlegungsdatum: 28 Nov 2023 13:53
Letzte Änderung: 29 Nov 2023 07:34
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